Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom

Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom

Released Apr 2024

Make full use of your advanced move-set to navigate hand-crafted retro worlds without a jump button in this vibrant love letter to the N64 era of collectathons!

96% positive · 1,881 reviews
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All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom launched on April 9, 2024 and received two free post-launch content updates: a new "Psycho Taxi" level added on June 27, 2024 (version 1.1.0), and "The Rat Update" on September 24, 2024 (version 1.2.0), which introduced a new collectible companion and cheese items across levels. Both updates were delivered free to all players. On September 9, 2025 — roughly one year after the last content update — the developers (Lorenzo & Matteo of Panik Arcade) published a post celebrating the game's anniversary, thanking the community, and announcing their next game, CloverPit, launching September 26, 2025. Critically, they made no mention of any further content for Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom. The tone and framing of the post reads as a fond farewell to the game as they move on to their next project. Since that September 2025 anniversary post, there have been no further developer communications about Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom. The two free content updates followed an approximately three-month cadence (April → June → September 2024), but that pattern has not continued — more than 20 months have passed since The Rat Update with no new content. The studio has clearly shifted focus to CloverPit, which launched in late September 2025. There is no unreleased DLC on the store, no announced future content, and no roadmap. The game appears to have wrapped up its post-launch support with The Rat Update in September 2024.
Evidence
One-year anniversary post thanks players and announces the studio's next game, CloverPit, launching September 26, 2025. No mention of any further content for Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom — framed as a send-off.
news post · Sep 9, 2025 source development ending
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The Rat Update (version 1.2.0) launches as a free update, adding Michele the cheese-seeking rat and new collectibles across Gear-based levels. This is the last content update released for the game.
news post · Sep 24, 2024 source content shipped
high

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Details

Developer
Publisher
Xelu
Achievements
61
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game



Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom! is a trippy arcade platformer ready to take you on a crazy adventure!

Wait, It's Not A Driving Game?

In this chaotic platformer you spend more time in mid-air than on the ground, even though you have 🚫 NO JUMP BUTTON! String together moves to reach spots even the developers haven't accounted for, as you flip, dash and bump your way to new heights!

Hoarder's Paradise

We took "collectathon" seriously! Make your way to the most obscure and difficult to reach corners of our hand-crafted retro levels and we made sure there's something there for you to collect! ... We dare you, try to get out of bounds 👀

The Questionable Crew

Pizza King, Morio and Ultra Chad are only a few of the weirdos you'll interact with as you piece together the narrative puzzle and unravel the grand conspiracy happening on Granny's Island! 🌴

Genuine Passion Project

This entire project is the brainchild of Matteo and Lorenzo, who made everything from scratch out of genuine passion for the olden days of video games! 🎮 The game wholly reflects their personality, and judging by the trailer... trust us, it's a trip worth taking!





 
 
 
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